The Sun. — London, England, 1864-10-14 00:00:00

1) !, i AR 1)(WT01- w;" , n,f: (f) A , ti fttiviai , ? 1 • . e r , advise Jullioa's concerts, afterwsrfis CorderANS% tho!nt-garden, hear some charming, s%nging, one o' best r tal chor,s and magnificent potatoes, and that is the a dvice I can give you. .....___ XINARAN's LL WHISKY v. COGNAC This BRANDY. p RRN celebrated Old IRISH WHISKY rivals the finest CH BRANDY, It P ure, Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and very Wholesome. th , e ,,, ld in Bottles, 3s. Bd., at the Retail Houses In London ; by dents in the principal towns in England ; or wholesale 015% tv GREAT WINDMILL-STREET, LONDON, W. e the Red Seal, Pink Label, and Cork branded LL Whisky.", PirtlyE WELLINGTON, ST. JAMFS'S STREET. Zor 1 • 1 addition to the Pining Poom on the Ground Floor ..esentlemen only), he Saloon Dining Rooms are open for : r . r i and Parties, Daily, from One o'clock. , WELLINGTON Three Shilling Dinner of Soup , Fish, frode , Joint, Sweet, &c., from 3to 9 p.m. On S unda y s ras to 5.30. By Order of the London and Paris Hotel Co. (limited). JOHN CATES, Manager. The , Wellington rntrance, 160, Piccadilly. I.adie Entrance, 53, St. James's-str , et. THE COPIAPO EXTENSION RAILWAY COMPANY. (Pabellon and Chanarcillo Railway.). Incorporated under the Law of Chile. IttioY T ICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That a GENERA L 4 TING €f the SHARI' HOLDERS be held at the h' c e of the Company, No. 2, New Broad- street, on FRIDAY, e 28th day of October instant, at one o'clock precisely, for au f ilL ll ,,rPoseceiving a Ret,ort from the Dirtors and the 1)11 8 1,7' accounts to the 30th June last, and for the general k td "ose and affaird of the C mpany. The Directors' report the Pollute m iy be obtained on application at the offices of Company three days prior to the Meeting. By order, EDWARD E. COLE, Secretary. London, 13th October, 186 i. ,ATLANTIC AND GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY. i Offices -2, Old Broad-street, London, E.C. ISSUE OF SECOND MORTGAGE BONDS, (Ohio Division) Payable in London. 4,C00,r 00 Dollars. Due in 1883, Coupons due Ist January and Ist July. rsecured by a Recristered Mortgage on the Income and all I,roPorate Rights, Privileges, Lands, Franchises, Plant, and Tg e rtY of the Ohio Division of the Railway. a n ,. e Ronda are redeemable at par in New York, or in Lon ,,,,r'. at 48. 6d. per dollar. and are transferable wi hoot stamp ~ end orsement ; Interest Coupons are attached to the B nd , itriibble semi. annu 1 y, at the Cons lidated Bank in London, Is " fixed rate of 4s. to the dollar. The B nds w:1 be f i r at 66, at wh ch rate Bonds ot I,COO dollars will cost 4 Thlt)s., carrying Coupons due January 1, :865. I,o oo e Coupons represent £l4 per annum on each Bond of The doll ire, or 94 per cent interest on pri:e of issue. tk a immense development of the Western States of Ame t—', without any increase in •he means of transit to the liaaiiiiern ports, has given the At antic and Great Western oD en w aY , as rapilly as the different sec to 8 . have been I , e _ ed, an unexampled suocess. The whole line is now ful y ttudrerolling s 1.. usin and thoroughly ballasted, but the demand ock has been so far in excess of anticipation that tli, c .Tate provision for it has not been made, and 200 miles of b l ii,"'ain line has remained shut up until now. Great eff r a it he eeen made to su ply locomotives, carriages, and trt t icks. t t i°ll, and are Ynohiays t b u u rn ilt n ex' ensive l e e o t n e s ev r e u r c; g out I 4 a d aYs, and ten freight wocoormksotfiovre complete nr o a n e e very day. In tuffs way the A _ ad will. in reasonable time. be supplied. Y k ill pr the entire throug hairaffic to and from 'New or w eG .- over the Erie Rail it is but reasonable that that ton of the rolling stock, which will so l and to argely b meet enefit ths a , shoul treatyd furnish a por been tare With the Erie Directors for the expenditure of five ..., on do lars in the construction of engines and cars. The 4Lre ~ amount is now under contr .ct for rapid delivery, and op " ekived will be used exclusively for the through traffic (3 er the Atlantic and Great Western Railway, the la: ter forl a y on its part agreeing to supply a similar quantity same purpose. • . 1 81 „LoNinz the financial policy, adopted at cott,i of Ip a ; l iig securities to the public only after so num the 1 ne vtd i lashed as would secure the necessary income for pro baur the interest, the Company feel justified, now that the add i "Ur of this great railway is complet d, in making this ~ 'ioneo issue of Bonds. be-uuring the last ten years no railroaded any magnitu 'e has a n e d h_b r ililt on the American Continent except the Attantic D ro e u eat Western, in which period the population and all heo ne e _ e, agricultural and mineral, have largely increaed ; , 4) ,,,_ results the pro perous state of most of the railroads, t n ' t u h se net receipts have enabled large dividends to be paid % na ge stOCkholders, after providing interest on indebtedness, The clevela - d, Columbus, and Cincinnati Rail- Tiv i r e aY divided last year 1,,,_ Cincinnati, Hamilton, and Dayton Th+e Little M ami ekr • ~ ichian Central tabake Shore, Cleveland, Fainsville and Ash la Il hol it 23 ter n nnot ba doubted that the Atlantic and Great ofdWei an ' Poeessing almost a monopoly of the petroleum traffic, pissing over the extensive coal fields of Ohio, which are RI eater fi ld of Pennsylvania Wi „ extent than even the large e 4 , .' 'how results at least equal, and most probably exceed " of those above named. 'he whole system of this Railway , w hen in operation, will co nsist of— The Main Line - Sa'amanca to Dayton 385 miles, Branch to Cleveland 67 „ Franklin Branch and Buffalo Extension BO „ Total 632 „ ti I this 322 m iles have been successfully worked during the sli torner ; for the last three month s the earnings having ex s' , ederl 1,00°,000 dollars. Es imating the receipts on the line to be only as great In proportion (and unques- L ° nobly they will be considerably larger), there would Dols. gross receipt of Deducting 50 per cent. working expenses .. 3,373,703 Leaving net gain 3,373,78 Interest on total Bonded Dell, in- Dols _ eluding preEent Issue ..... ....• • • r,11 ,, Relit of Leased Lines 1,266,560 L eav ing surplus 2 107,418 This . under ordinary c i rcum stances, would be applicable to Di vidend on Steck, but for the amoun t required to pay thesett Bonds 7 , 7,86 , dollars being payable in London, at I rate of 4s. per dollar, and the rate o' exchange kor resent ruling exceptionally high), a portion of above It r would be absorbed in the premium for gold. /1101,111 MB evident that the resources ot the ro will be far th e 1' than equal to meet the charge to interest ad , even should rate o f exchange rule muc h higher than at present. B Th e at several divisions of the Atlantic and Gr eat Western a , w , aZ have been cansolida ed under the g overnment of tip s itobb, Esq., whose reput tion as a Banker and Rail- AI: Administrator is estab , ishect in Europe as we 1 as in Ve e i . rle a• Mr. Robb. as President of the Atlantic and Great L 0 Railway joins the Direction of the Erie and other Lo,l_forrititoz the 'Throu, h Route between AeW York and St. in 8 0 as to secure unity of action. The permsf issue has been fixed at (6. '.se of 1138113 are as follows : 5 £ s. d. Per 10 • cent On application, being 11 5 0 per bond of 1030 dole. 15 ~ on allotment „ 2f 10 0 If If 15 ~ 19th November „ 33 15 0 ~ If 21 ~ 19th D. cember „ 33 15 0 ~ ff Ist lath January „ 47 5 0 less £7 Coupon due January £l4 - 10 0 Sol 8 . itch . 4 cribers have the option of paying" the instalments in hn iz il ee, and will be allowed a discount of 9 per cent per an- Aft" such pre-paymen s. 1, b„, er allotment, Scrip Certificates will be issued to to 41or:1:er " These Certificates will be excha , ged for Bonds Pearer" o n paym nt of the final instalment. ,an rae 0 1 Application may be obtained at the Consoddated street, London, or at the offices o of f the Company, No. 2 , Old Bro ad- E. C.r E. bATT ERTIIWAITE, Broker, Lona 38, Throgmorton-street, London , E.C. — %• 011 , Oct. 12, 1804. 4 ' Y. rr LANTIC AND GREAT WESTERN RAILWA_ bp f FORM OF APPLICATION. .13 -orWsrded to the offices or the Company. No. 2, Old ad-street, London, E.C., after payment of the prelimi 'arY Deposit to the Bankers. To No the Atlantic and Great Western Railway Company. Of a Yiagpaid to the Consolidated B nk (Limited) the sum , I hereby request that you will allot an d Gr dols, Second Mortgage Bonds of the Atlantio atair; eat Western Railway (Ohio Division), and I hereby to + accept such Bonds, or any less number that may be ‘ed, t o tee. I am, your obedient servant, Signature Address in full . . Date NIAD AME RACHEL'S CIRCASSIAN k kiß WA HALABASTER POWDER, and GOLDEN litr eet. WASH' can cnly be obtained at 47A, New Bond- l‘i I IMOSCOPE and TELESCOPE combined, p o , just introduced, both of wonderful power, in Case, 255. 2 , -R ET TELESCOPES, define 5 miles, 10s. 6d. ; 10 Miles, ,; 8 •; Ditto, and for Astronomy, 40s. MICROSCOPES in C abinets, 3 Powers, 10s. 6d., magnifies 15,000 times ; Ditto, magnifying 3C,000, 215., with Animalcules Cage, Life Box, &c. 'ar., e Compound Achromatic Ditto, power 65,000, 84s. The most powerful Race Glasses, made with sling cases, at 40g. • - NAAGIC LAN TERNS sod DISSOLVING VlEWS.—Magic Lanterns and 30 Pi c tures, 75. 6d. ; ..-.arer Size, 105. 6d. Dissolving Apparatus complete, 705. 14eserip pper Baker-astrtive Catlog eetues for two stamps. Post Order s pay -15 ` 1 ,,! 'ti. ERNARD DAVIS, 410, EUSTON-ROAD, LONDON. Optician to the Institutions. P ECTAC LE S.—Lenses ground on a new p ew Pple, requiring less than half the usual maenifying tre Brand with which the smallest print miy be read to ex old age, (From the "Medical Circular," Nov. 16, 1859.) th i e i r r !, have seen Mr. Davib's improved spectacles, and by Ste "Id the most defective vision may be improved." iel Frames and Pebbles, 10s. 6d. and 7s. 6d. Glasses, age" is. 6d„ 38.0.:1, Country residents suited by stating T H.—Mr. ESKELL'S PATENT.—The lik er exclusive right to this Patent was Fecured_ to Mr. a O s tp s •g' o t y G ai r ?svroristngr)osavnedacoarliscoinuayre,by h be procured at - qines„idence:welle,Cjeuspyecilnens ;nay be seen, and every infor caP. be obtained. Under this Patent, *rtificial Teeth, painst a lifetime, are made, and fitted in a few hours without tend 7 extraxons. They support loose teeth, and protect detecttliirns ; their resemblance to natu re is p er f ect and un articulatie. and he are uaranteed for m n and Tre t ati se on the subject sent for asticati seven stamps. Consultations free. OPINIONS OF THE PRESS. ivrr actin ,* skell, dental-surgeon, hay succeeded in producingDor n , e 'al teeth and so eonstructi g them tha t they ,ast their tuidZse a lifetime. . . . The process has been paten t e d, 1, 1 8 E4 °Mises to be most valuable."—Court Journal, August s urpr'sing novelty in the adaptation of artificial teeth Pert:Sun by a patented principle, xhich &cur s the most app e li: aid, combined with th , greatest ease and agreeable :uice."—Morning Advertiser, August 9, 1860. .`caYeri _ teeth stol,ped, &c. Terms strictly moderate. .....__,Lbohvenorstreet, Bond-street. r u 1 1 , 11 BENEFACTOR ()F THE SKIN.— Cre, , ,IPLLARD'A perfumed Toilet Sulphur Soap and th i ,Z ghly patronised by the faculty,.nobility, and gentry. I fo r ` 4 = equals the properties and qualitzes of the Soap No. of ord; c --n arY toilet purposes and of os. 2t05 in all cases I.,„Pleous affections or rheumatism. hat tuned toilet cream, cold cream, and pomatum for the Bare odo ur. ts °. e Cream for sulphur baths, without any disagreeable All preparations may be had at the central depot, su', e gelat-street, London W. ; and at Messrs. Newbery on, ," 5, Barclay and Sons. 'Edwards, Keating, San,ter and zoou„,oB7eaunetti, t and all chemists. Pamphlets an d test ' - , n. t_ l l tree on a on. Q" n a6erttlicati e-etr eet E . ‘ ,, 4AL argll-111r. Jan Diliay, chemist, 119, THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY . EVENING, OCTOBER 14, 1864. N°. 22.561 Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vole., THE MASFER OF MARTON. "There is a great deal to admire in 'The Master of Marton.' It is well written, and it has an interesting plot. The characters are admirably drawn. The dialogue through out is good, sparkling everywhere with geniality and wit. It will t.ke a very high place amoJg the novels of the sea eon."—Star. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. RE, CAR I , E . rs, BEDDING, and FLOORCLOT 11, CARRIAGE-FREE to any house in the kingdom, regardless of amount or distance. First-class oods at second-class prices. Terms peculiarly liberal t o Clergymen and Gentlemen. An immense stock to select from, displayed in Showrcoms occupying an acre of ground. Every article warranted. Ci.elliGYM EN and GENTLEMEN ABOUT TO FUR- N ISLE are respectfully informed that Messrs. Cobbett ana Co are publishing an entirely New Edition of their un equalled HOUSE FU RN ISHING GUIDE, illustrated by 410 ~din ^able engravings of every description of Furniture and ~easteads, with prices attached. A copy sent gi atis and post-tree on application. This costly work also contains complete estimates fur furnishing on the following revised sale : A Six-roomed Parsonage An Eight-roomed ditto A Ten-roomed ditto ........ A Twelve-roomed ditto 10YAL FREE HOSPITAL, for the DESTITUTE SICK, Gray's-inn-road, in the imme diate vicinity of the Great Northern Railway terminus, King's Cross. during the whole day, though in some instances persons fainted from the pressure of the crowd, The good conduct of the people excited the astonishment of strangers. A re markable feature in the scene was the number of women of all ages with children in their arms, not a few of them mothers with infants at their breast. It was calculated that the number of people in the streets could not be less than 50,000, and the Cork people say that no demonstration of such magnitude, or so gratifying in its nature, ever before took place in the city. The procession began to move punctually at 12 o'clock and ended about 2 o'clock, when the Mayor ascended the platform and addressed the multitude. The spectacle at this moment was magnificent. The site is in Patrick-street, near Patrick's-bridge, the most commanding in the city. The whole of that street, with the streets and quays ad joining, were densely packed with human beings, present ing the appearance of a pavement of heads—over which the banners floated gaily at intervals. The windows and bal conies were also filled, and even the house tops in some in stances were covered with spectators. The Mayor, in his eloquent address, briefly reviewed the life and labours of Father Mathew, and asked : FUNDS are urgently REQUIRED. Treasurer and Banker—EDWARD MASTER3IAN Esq., Nicholas-lane. By order, STANFORD S. SMITH, Sec. ANN PHILLIPS ROBERTSON, deceased.— Pursuant to an Act of Parliament of the 22d and 23d Victoria, chapter 35, entituled" An Act to further amend the Law of Prone. ty and to Relieve Trustees," Notice is hereby given, that all Creditors and ot ier pe••sons having any claims or demands upon or against the estate of ANN PHIL LIPS ROBERTSON, f .rmerly of No. 3, Pembridge-square, in the parish of Saint Mary Abbott's, Kensington, and late of No. 3, Eglinton-villas, Greville-road, Saint John's-wood, both in the county of Middlesex, widow, who died on the twenty sixth day of lune, one thousand eight hundred and sixty four, and whose will was proved in the principal registry of her Majesty's Court of Probate, on the first day of August, on thousand eight hundred and sixty-four, by Charles Tunaley, of No. 1, Milbrook-place, Harrington-square, Hampstead-road, in the county of M ddlesex, physician, and Robert Dobie, of No. 7, Houghton-place, Ampthill-square, in the parish of mut t 'ancras, , n the said county of Middlesex, Esquire, the Executors thereof, are hereby rcquired to send the par ticulars of such clainas'or demands to the said Execu tors, or to me, the undersigned, a • their Solicitor, on or be fore the 31st day of December next ' • at the expiration of w hich time the said Executors will proceed to distribute the assets of the said deceased among the parties rntitled thereto, having regard only to the c aims of which the Executors shall have then had notice. Dated this eleventh day of October, 1814. J. CAAPPLE, 1 9, Great Carter-lane, London. On 20th October will be published. T HE PERPETUAL CURATE. By the Author of " Sa em Chapel." Being a New Series of THE CHRONICLES OF CARLINGFORD. Threa vols host Bvo., lls. ed. William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London. --•- - --- fogether with a Price List of purified Bedding, and a mass of valuable informationto all requiring househ )1d furniture, -arpets, or bedding. References kindly permitted to Clergy men and gentlemen in or near Great M.alvern, Southampton, Chichester, Bury, Ely, Preston, Grimsby, Ryde, Plymouth, Wells, Oxford, Brighton, Gainsborough, Margate. Kidder minster, Wellington, Croydon, Cambridge, Staines, Dorking, St. Alban's, Worcester, Ipswich, Peterborough, St. David's, Wrexham, and above 500 other places in all parts of Great Brita COBBETT and CO., General House Furnishers, Deptford bridge, London. S.E, Fifth Thousand, with magnificent emblatic cover, de- signed by John Leighton, F.S.A., price 218. em ; or in morocco extra, 365., THE ILLUSTRATED INGOLDSBY LEGENDS, from 60 Original Drawings by Cruikshank, Leech, and Tenniel. A Library Edition, in Two Vols. Bvo., with the Or'ginal Plates, from Drawings by Cruikshank and Leech, 218. Also, an Edition without Illustratio es, fcp. Bvo., ss. ; or on toned paper, 75. 6d. Richard Bentley, Publisher in Ordinary to her Majesty. _ _ _ " Who pleaded so passionately for the poor as he did ? who worked for them as he did ?—who sacrificed for them as he did ?—who stripped himself of his worldly goods and embarrassed himself for them as Theobald Mathew did ? (Cheers.) Think of the time when multitudes of God's creatures—old and young, the strong man and the tender infant—lived upon hia charity—would have perished with out his daily b,unty ; and then say, however glorious his fame as the most illustrious reformer of his age, whether he is not dearer to you as the devoted priest of the sanctuary, as the dauntless champion of the poor, as he who fed the hungry, and gave drink to the thirsty, and clothed the naked, and sheltered the stranger and the wanderer, and protected the widow and the orphan 1" (Cheers.) He con cluded as follows :—" The fight he fought was a great and a noble one, and he resolved to die in harness. He died as a soldier of the Cross, with his armour on. He died amid the tears and the benedictions of all men, and upon his sainted grave no hand has flung aught but a flower, and no tongue has coupled his holy name with aught save a blessing or a prayer. (Hear, hear.) This, then, is the man whom you are met this day to honour—to honour by your union, your con cord, your dignity of demeanour. (Hear, hear.) To honour such a man is to do honour to yourselves, to your country, to the Irish name; not to honour him would be a disgrace to you and to Ireland. (Loud cheers•) It is now my pleas- ARMY CONTRACTS. - TENDERS will be received at this Office until 12 o'clock noon on the 28th of October from persons who may be willing to enter into CON FRACTS to supply BREAD and.MEAT NEW NOVEL BY THE AUTHOR OF "LADY AUDLEY'S SECRET," &C. NOTICE. — THE DOCTOR'S WIFE, reprinted from "Tc mple Bar Magazine," is ready, in 3 vols., at every Circulating Library. John Maxwell and Co., Publishers, 122, Fleet-street. in such quantities as may he required, for the use of her Majesty's Land Forces stat oned in the following places, from Ist December, 1864, to 31st May, )865, GEORGE KERRY, d ecease d. —pursuant to an Act of Parliament of the 22d and 23d Victoria. chapter 35, intituled "An Act to further amend the Law of Property and to Relieve Trustees," Notice is hereby given, that all reditors and other persons having any eta ms or demands upon or against the estate of GEORGE KERRY, deceased, late of No. 16, Park-terrace, Brixton, in the county of Surrey, and of No. 19, 20, and 21, Bishonsgate-street Without, in the county of Mi dlesex, silk mercer, who died on the Ist of J nuary, 1 , 61, and whose Will was prey d in the principal reistry of 11 , T Majesty' - Court of Probate on the 4th day of February. tB6l, by John Gower, of No. 61, Bread-street, 4 heapside, in the City of London, warehouseman. and Samuel Ling, of No. 19, Bishopsg ate-s ref - t Without, in the e unt y of eqinudirleebdetxo' bilk me ea, the Executors thereof, are hereby send the particulars of such c aims or demands to the said executors, or to me, the un , ersigned, as their Soli citor, on or before the 31st day of December next; at the ex piration of which time the said Executors will proceed to d at: ibute the assets of the said deceased among the parties en it ed thereto, having reg 4 rd on,y to the claims of which the Executors shall have then had notice. Dated this eleven h day of October, 1854. J. CHAP eLE, 19, Great Carter-lane, Doctors' Commons. LONDON DISTRICT. . Brompton Hi use, Knightsbridge and Magazine Barracks, Hyde Park ; and Kensin4ton. 2. Regent's Park, and St. John's Wood. 3. New Barracks, Chelsea; and Ordnance Survey Office, Pimlico. 4. Wellington Barracks,Buckingham Palace, and St. George's Dem' Bvo., extra cloth, 6s. 6d., LIFE: It 4 NATURE, VARIETIES , and . PHENOMENA. By LEO H. GRINDON. Third Edition. " Mr. Grindon's book has reached, but will not stop at, the third edition. It is the work of a scholar, a Christian, and a man of real science."—Morning Herald. " To those who delight ft the exercise of their intellectual powers, these very thoughtful and b. autifully-written reflec tions will be a welcome boon, and the source long afterwar.s, we mgy rest assured, of many fruitful meditations and plea sant memories." —Sun. " The reader will find in it much thou .ht and much read ing. There is plenty to think up n, plenty to study, plenty io entertain."—lllustrated London News." London : F. Pitman, 20, Paternoster-row, E.C. Bariiteks. 5. Th , - Tower. 6. Houn4lovv, and Kneller Hall. 7. 11 am3ton Court. 8. Windsor. 9. Brighton, with Coast Forts from Newhaven to Shoreham. 10. Sandhurst. Separate Tenders for Bread and for Meat must be made for each of the above-mentioned stations or Barracks, as sepa rately grouped and number d. Forms of Tender and Conditions of Contract may be ob tained on application at this Offi,e, by letter addressed to the Senior Commissariat Officer, or in person, between the hours of 10 and 4 o'clock. Tenders on the printed forms must be properly filled up and signed, and no Tender will be noticed unless delivered at the under-mentioned office, under closed envelope (marked on the outside, "Ten er for Commissariat Supplies,") before 12 o'clock noon on the 28th October. Deputy Commt-sary General's Office, 5, New-street, Spring Gardens, London, S.W., rth October, 161. Crown Bvo., cloth, 400 pages, price 55., H IDDEN SPRINGS. By the R ev . J. PARKER, of Manchester. " The sermons of hr. Palter are espec al y noticeable for clearness of thought and language. All seems as if it were written with a pencil of 1 ght. . • . N ture is every where in the ascendant, and hence its matchless force . . There is no speakint for speak ng's sake, no display of any kind ; every word is an arrow directed to the mark."—Bri tish Standard. London: F. Pitman, 20, Paternoster-row, E.C. Inauguration of the Statue of Father Mathew. ing du , y, in the name of the citizens of Cork, to unveil the statue which is to stand henceforward in your city as an enduring memorial of its best and greatest citizen, and to present to the gaze of those whom he loved and served in life the semblance of those features which are so familiar to their memories and so dear to their hearts. (Cheers.) Let the statue be now unveiled." (Enthusiastic cheers.) Brief addresses were then delivered by Mr Taylor, of the National Temperance League, London, Mr Jas. Haughton, Dublin ; and the Rev. Mr Dunscombe, a clergyman of the Established Church. They exhorted the people to follow the counsels of him whose memory they that day honoured, and expressed a hope that the demonstration would lead to a revival of the temperance cause. The multitude then quietly separated. The shops in the town were nearly all closed during the day. No bands have played during the evening, and up to the hour at which I write (9 o'clock) everything is perfectly quiet in the city. T HE LIVERPOOL AND LONDON AND GLOBE INSURANCE COMPANY. Established 1836. Offices-1, Dale- treet, Liverpool ;2 0 and 21, Poultry, 7, Cornhill, and 56, Charing-cr. ss, London. (Empowered Special y by Parliament.) INVESTED FUNDS EXCEED £3,` ,, 0,000 STERLING. By an Act of the last Session of Parliament, the Globe Insurance Company of London was amalgamated as from the 29th September, '? , C2, with the Liverp.o , and London Com pa,,y, and by a clause in the Act the name ot the latter Com pany was subsequently changed to THE LIVERPOO AND LONDON AND GLOB INSURANCE COMPANY. the CAPITAL of the Company is Two Millions, of which £390,00 is paid up and invested ; and in addition there are ' Reserve Fund., wh ch, independently of the Lite Reserve, amount to £1,200,000 . FIRE INSURANCE.—The Premiums in 1863 exceeded £580,000, and were treater than those ot any other Company by upwards of £200,0_0. The position in the Duty Return will be understood from the following statement: — The Sun, established in 1710, collected duty in 1863, £215.000 The Phoenix „ 1782, 11 11 138,00) London and Globe j 1836, 133,009 The Liverpool and 1 1t whilst no other Company collected as much a 5...... 90,11 , 0 LIFE INSURANCE.--The Premiums receive i i, 1803 were £209,5.0, and the Annuities paid am unt , d to £31,500. The Fund accumulated to meet these Liabilities is £1,45000. The Liab lity of Proprietors is unlimited. SWINTON BOULT, Secretary to the Company. JOAN ATKINS, Resident Secretary. September, 1864. Fire policies falling due at Michaelmas should be renewed by the 14th of October. (From the Times Correspondent.) DUBLIN, Oct. 10. The public have been made acquainted with the career o Father Mathew, " the Apostle of Temperance," by the ex cell-nt " life" of him lately published by his friend and ALP.,histhe present Mayor of remarkable history may be l r o k w . - I a T b h o eu principalrer , M r parts Maguire, o f be briefly recalled to the recollection of our readers. Theo bald Mathew was a native of Tipperary, having been born at Thomastown, five miles west of Chisel, on Oct. 10, 1790. He was of good family, and had aristocratic connections. He presented a striking illustration of the saying that the child is father to the man, being remarkable in his youth for benevolence, gentleness, and piety. Having evinced a desire to become a priest, he entered Maynooth in his 17th year, but he was prevented by circumstances from finishing his course in that college. He became, however, a priest of the order of Capuchins ; and, being sent to the friary of that order in Kilkenny, he soon became popular and influential in consequence of his ability and earnestness as a preacher. He was removed from that " mission " to Cork, where he laboured fom forty years—nearly to the close of his career—in a place called "the Little Friary," Black amoor-lane. He had won for himself a position of com manding influence by his unceasing labours in the cause of philanthropy, when his attention was particularly directed to the prevalence of intemperance among the work ing classes in the south, and the miseries it entailed. There had been a temperance movement in Ulster conducted by a few Presbyterian ministers, and some members of the So ciety of Friends gave it their entire support. But it was evident they could . produce little effect among Roman Ca tholics, who must be moved through their religious feelings, and that could be done only by one of their own priests. It was under these circumstances that a fellow-townsman, Mr William Martin, pressed upon the Capuchin friar the duty of devoting himself to the temperance cause. After much deliberation Hr Mathew conquered the modesty and diffi dence of his nature, and entered with his whole heart upon his great mission. The effects he produced excited astonish ment and admiration wherever they became known. Not only in the south and west, among Roman Catholics and people of the Celtic race, but among the Saxons of Lein ster and the sturdy Presbyterians of Ulster, the marvellous influence of the humble friar was felt. He was also most warmly received in England and Scotland. A reformation unparalleled in modern times was effected through the in strumentality of his preaching and the administration of the temperance pledge. The charm of his goodness, his earnestness, his loving and charitable spirit, which knew no distinction of party, and scarcely any distinction of creed, won all hearts. 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P JULLIEN'S CONCERTS.-HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Third Appearance of Mr. SANTLEY TO-NIGHT. POSITIVELY THE LAST NIGHT BUT THREE. THE BAND OF THE DANISH GUARDS. DANISH NATIONAL VOCALISTS. The new Danish Fanta , ia, arranged expressly for this oc casion by M. Ju lien, entitled DAN SKE TONER. Vocalist Mdlle. Liebhart. Violin M. Lotto. Conductor M. Jullien. • Admission—ONE SHILLING. M. JULLTEN'S ANNUAL BAL D'OPERA on WED NESDAY, October iu. the Government for the same object. But his labours and anxieties were too much for his strength. In 1848 he was smitten with paralysis, Partially recovering he went to America in the summer of 1849 in order to reclaim and ele vate his countrymen in the United States. His mission was successful, but his health gave way again, and he returned to Ireland in 1851, broken down and disabled, but true and brave to the last. He lingered on for five years, and he died at his work on the Bth December, 1856, in the 66th year of his age. It was generally felt that such a public benefactor should have an enduring monument erected to his memory in the principal scene of his labours, and the appeal made to the public for funds was responded to with the utmost alacrity. The late Mr Hogan received a commission for a statue of Father Mathew, and he had made some progress in the work when the hand of that distinguished artist was pre maturely arrested by death. This calamity caused consi derable loss of time. At length Mr Foley, R.A., was in duced to undertake the task, which he has completed in a manner which has won the admiration of every one who has seen the statue, which was this day unveiled in the pre sence of an immense multitude of spectators. In every re spect it is considered to be a masterpiece, even more success ful as a likeness and in the propriety of the attitude and cos tume than the beautiful statue of Goldsmith, by the same artist. The dress of Father Mathew was peculiarly suited to artistic purposes, so that it needed only to be literally copied, which has been done to perfection. The long frock coa t with standing collar, the cloak p lac ed loosely on the a nd half-clerical boots reaching to th e k nee breeches w ere habitually worn by Father Mathew, j us t as sthhreleyu-cimandpeepsiste:v,Y an d hanging in easy and graceful folds, a n d th e half milita ry in this bronze statue. The face is an excellent Temperance lik en ess. The amp le hair crownin g t he full benevolent forehead, the gra ve, thoughtful, but sweetl y benevolent fen. turaensthe are likewise faithfully A ful p ly oa g tl i e ven. Nothing has the right can be better h of hand extended, as if addressing the p eo p le, or about to ad minister the pledge to the kneelin g p ost ulates, while on the left arm is raised a p ortion of the cloak, and i n the left hand t position. is placed a temperance medal, and on the breast is suspended a cross. The statue has been most successfully cast by Mr Prince, of London. It stands Bft high, including the plinth. stands 9f t 6in w hi c h The pedestal,high, has been designed by Mr Atkins, architect. The following is the inscription : —" Mathew," and .t Apostle of Temperance" on the freeze ; on the block " The tritute of a grateful p eop l e " is i nscr ib e d in the front, and at t he back " 1864 . Erected in th e ma y ora lty of " John Francis Maguire, M.P., The statue was placed on the pedestal on Saturday, and covered with a scarlet robe, surmounted by a wreath of white flowers. The unveiling was effected on a new plan worthy of imitation. the robe was so arranged that by pulling a string it disappeared i nstantaneously. The procession attracted immense numbers. The whole population seemed to be in the streets, or thronging the windows and balconies along the whole route, which was about a mile and a half long. The procession took an hour and 45 minutes in passing. The weather was most fa vourable, and the whole effect was exceedingly animated and brilliant, It was quite surprising that a provincial city like Cork could turn out its trades in such large num bers and with such splendid decorations. The first carriage conveyed the Mayor of Cork and the corporate officers ; after this the six private carriages; the Mathew Committee, with their guests, went next in seven carriages ; then came eight or nine temperance societies, with their bands; then the members of the young men's societies. The trades marched in the following order :—Corkcutters, cabinet mayers, bakers, house painters, stonecutters, curriers, house carpenters, stonemasons, blacksmiths, farriers, tailors, plasterers, shipwrights, coopers, boot and shoe makers, victuallers, coachmakers. and sawyers. The Odd Fellows' Society and Foresters made a grand show. All those who walked in the procession bore wands tipped with blue or green, each wearing a bit of white riband. 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When it was considered that in the year 1790 the population of the United States was less than that of Upper and Lower Candela and Nova Scotia at the present time, and that British provinces of North America had a larger habitable sur face than the United States, it was impossible to say what that great territory might be made by good management and united efforts. The immediate completion of the International Rail way would become a most essential matter for the development of the large mineral and other re ources of those provinces under one local govern- GRAND TRUNB. OF CANADA. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held yesterday at the London Tavern; Mr E. W. Watkin in the chair. Mr S. M. Grant, the secretary, having read the notice convening the meeting, the report was taken as read. The CHAIRMAN, in moving that the report for the half year ending the 30th of June be received and adopted, said it would be his duty to give them an account of their stewardship. They had endea voured to give the proprietors all the information they could in the report, so that they might be able more calmly to consider the state of their affairs than it was possible for them at a meeting of that kind. He was enabled to state that the traffic re turns for the week ending the 24th of September amounted to £27,636 against £24,679 for the cor responding week of last year. (Hear, hear.) He found that, on comparing the traffic receipts from the Ist of July to the date he had mentioned with those for the same period in 1863, there was an in crease of £41,454, or 17 per cent. On taking the receipts and expenses up to the latest return there was an increase in the net receipts of £15,068, or 351 per cent. They would find the statement of capital in the 18th and 19. h pages of the report, and it was unnecessary for him to add anything to that statement. Ha would pass on to the other side of their account, which included the deplorable acci dent of Beloeil Bridge, the continuation of the American war, and the American currency. As regarded the Beloeil accident they were unable to discover any fault in the company's rules for work ing the traffic. The Beloeil Bridge crossed a tribu tary of the St Lawrence, and was a lift or swing bridge. He was not aware of any swing bridge that had been worked without accident. At almost all the swing bridges accidents had happened. It was a dangerous thing to life and property on a railway to have such bridges, capable of form ing a gap in the way it was most desirable to do away with such bridges, and substitute permanent structures in their place. A settlement of all the claims had been effected on terms which were fair to the sufferers and to the company. He then ex plained that the fluctuation in the American cur rency had given the directors great anxiety. On taking the quotations of the prices of gold since August, 1863, he found they fluctuated from 1221 to 276, and from the 161 h of July last the highest price was 276, and it came down as lo as 189. Those fluctuations caused immense disturbance in the whole of their operations. He would be glad if they could render an account in sterling money, and have only small deductions to deal with, but to give an idea of the fluctuations in the American cur rency during the past year they must suppose a sovereign worth at one time 165., then to go down gradually to 75., and afterwards rise to lls. and all varieties between those amounts. This caused the price of labour and materials to fluctuate very con siderably, so as to make it very difficult to control and regulate their affairs. They had been more for tunate in this respect than other companies ; they had large sums to pay in American currency on account of their having 228 miles of their railway in the United States; they had to pay working ex penses, interest on bonds, and the Portland sinking fund in that currency (£42,000), making altogether about £160,000 or £170,000, which they were en abled to pay in that currency to the 20th of June. They had sold a portion of their American funds, and could replace them at a profit of 30,000 dols. which was a fortunate and prudent transaction, but it did not follow that losses on that account might not occur. With money at 9 per cent. in London ii was necessary to be cautious. It might go 'signer or come down in a few months hence to 4 per cent. The fluctuations in prices had caused the cost of rolling rails to rise from 30 dole. a ton to 42 dole. a ton, and wages of labourers from 1 dol. a day to 1 dol. 75c., just as if the value of a sovereign were to vary from lls. to 7s. This had also caused a great stagnation of trade, which would continue more or less as those fluctuations happened. On the other side of the account they had been enabled to purchase £lOO,OOO of portland bonds which they would have to pay off in 1866, and as they had a good opportunity to purchase them they had ems braced it. They could now dispose of these bonds at a profit ; and they , proposed to deal with them as was best for the interests of the company. The gross receipts from all sources during the half-year ending the 30th of June amounted to £528,301, the working expenses to £315,021, and the balance to £213,280; deducting from this £31,489 for the re newal of the permanent way left a net balance of £181,791. The gross receipts, as compared with those of the corresponding half of 1863, showed an increase of £72,079, or equal to 15 . 80 per cent. There was an increase in the number of passengers carried of 66,164, or 1447 per cent., and in the re ceipts for passengers of £25,488, or 17.12 per cent. The average receipt per passenger in 1863 was ss. 7d., and in 1864, 6s. With regard to the freight they had carried 430,034 tons, against 369,484 tous, showing an increase of 60,550 tons. The re ceipts for freight had been £349,539, as against £302,088, showing an increase of 47,451, or 15.70 per cent. The average yield per ton in 1864 was 16a. 3d., and in 1863, 16s. 4d. He then called attention to the progress the company had made in respect of net revenue. For the year 1859 it amounted to £73,357, in 1860 to £102,684, in 1861 to £142 492, in 1862 to £170,233, and in 1863 to £315,036; and for the first half of 1864 to £181,791, which was the largest net receipt they had ever had in any previous half year. He called their attention to the improvement of the perma neat way, which had hitherto gone on rapidly, but it might happen that in carrying out those improve ments financial considerations might induce them to exercise some caution. The agreement with the Buffalo and Lake Huron Company had been car ried into effect, and he was happy to say it had met with approval in Upper Canada, and was working most satisfactorily. Instead of the Western produce sent by that line being confined to the route via Buffalo, the forwarder could now send it as well to Toronto or to Montreal. Mr Brydges had re ported that the traffic over the Buffalo and Lake Hurcn line was now 40 per cent. more than for the corresponding period of last year, and he was of opinion that it the international bridge at Buffalo was completed he could easily double that increase. With regard to the leased lines they were working satisfactorily. The receipts on the Atlantic and St. Lawrence lines amounted to £104,000, and after deducting expenses and other charges, there re mained a balance of £6,166. But if the interest on those bonds were payable in England, there would have been a loss in exchange of £5,588. The Detroit and Port Huron line showed a receipt of £27,616, and expenses of £28,425, including rent, showing an apparent loss of £BO9 ; but if they had to pay in gold there would have been a loss of £7,068. The accounts with respect to the state of crops in Canada led them to believe that they would have as much traffic on the railway as they could carry. The only limit woald be the quantity of plant they could make available to carry it. He found that the Canadian revenue was in a most satisfactory state, and was more than sufficient to meet the current expenditure. The receipts for Customs in September in Montreal were 4,000,000 dole., against 2,400,000 dole. for the same month last year. At Hamilten and Toronto the increase was also very considerable, showing that the general trade of the country was very satisfactory. He had every confidence that the reciprocity treaty be tween the United States and Canada would be re newed on an equitable and fair basis. He believed that the cessation of that treaty had been the cause of the present endeavour to unite the upper and lower provinces of North America into one Govern ment, instead of three separate Governments ; to organise one system of defence, and one system of went. Mr T. BARING, M.P., seconded the motion for the adoption of the report. The CHAIRMAN, in reply to questions, stated that the loss on the currency in the past half-year had been avoided, not postponed—they had nothing to carry over ©n that account. As to the postal account he had been assured that it would be very soon set tied, and he believed the Governtlient of Canada would soon pay them what was due. Mr ADAMS said he held £1,200 stock in the company, and appealed to Mr. Baring as to whether he had not a right to be heard. He then proceeded to . address the meeting, when The CHAIRMAN ob)ected to hear Mr Adams until he could put the question to the meeting as to whether they would hear Mr Adams or not, and requested him to sit down. He (the chairman) said, owing to the state of his health, he would only be too glad to be released from his position in the com pany. He would not preside over a meeting unless it was conducted in a businesslike manner. 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The Oxford and Canterbury H.ll Company (limited). LA FAVORITE, MARTHA, THE TROVATORE, by the tollowing Artistes, viz., Misses Russell, Fitz-Henry, Walmsley, Tyrr,ll, &c. With augmented Band and Chorus, condurted by Mr. F. Jonghmans. Mr. JACKSON HANES, the Champion Skater, In his per formanc-," on the Drawing Room Skates, of Quadrilles, Varsovieones, &c. UNSWORTH (or any other man), EUGENE, W. Randall, H. Nash, Herr Hermann, and Mdlle. Cavaiho. First Appearance of LE PETIT BLONDIN on SATUR DAY next. Admission—Area, 6d. ; stalls and balcony, le. ; private boxes, 10s. 6d. CANTERBURY HALL. Triumphant Success of PRINCE PERFUME AND PRINCESS BOUQUET. Under the title of Prince Perfume and Princess Bouquet is nightly to be seen at the Canterbury Hall a Magic Spectacle far transcending in poetry of concept , on, b. auty and in gebuity of arrangement, scenic effect, and brilliancy of light and colour any former apr lication (even at this Hall) of the principle known as the OPTICAL ILLUSION. 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The CHAIRMAN stated that the Act of Parliament had been obtained without contest, and in the cheapest manner, and the line has been planned with a view to avoid heavy cuttings, for, though it tapped the gi anite district still there were only one or two slight cuttings through that rock, and there was only 4 per cent of vtaduc's on the length of the line, as compared with 9 per cent. on the Cornwall line. The line would therefore be very economically constructed, and he had no doubt would yield a fair per cencage on the outlay. It was of great import ance to the district ; they had an immense quan tity of the finest granite in the kingdom, an agricultural district capable of producing large quantities of early vegetables for the Lyndon market, and an abundant supply of fish along their coast. The following gentlemen were appointed direc tors T. J. A. Rlbartes, M.P., Mr. J. St. Aubyn, M.P., Mr. J. J. Rogers, M.P., Mr. J. F. Basset, and Mr. Glynn Grylls. Mr. P. G. H►lt was appointed Secretary, and a vote of thanks to the chairman concluded the pro ceedings. Tricks of Travellers. (Irony the Builder.) Under the heading of " The Brothers Davenport," a party of adventurers from America five in number, here to exhibit certain "manifestations," have been so fortunate as to obtain such prominent notice by well-known writers in leading journals as will doubtless send numbers of persons to them. Written with candour, and describing, we have no doubt, truthfully what occurred, the unquestionable inference to be drawn from the notices nevertheless is, that the writers believe they witnessed an exhibition of some unknown in telligence and force, " an annihilation of what are called material laws ;" and the notices are thus calculated to do much mischief. A week ago the write: was present at a seance with the party in question, in the private house of a distinguished gentleman; lords, ladies, naval captains, poets, artists, and public writers formed the circle; two of the mediums—not the Davenport Brothers, by the way, to whom the power was at first attributed, as one of them being unwell bad his place supplied—were tied to their chairs in a manner that seemed quite secure, and then very complete darkness being produced, guitars were strummed, bells were rung, and individuals touched ; while, on the candle being lighted, the two mediums were seen still tied in their chairs. Other acts followed, such as have been described in the newspapers ; thus the coat of one of the performers was whisked uff (in the dark), and a loose coat, opportunely in the room, was whisked on. Again darkness, and the removal of the cords was heard ostentatiously grating, anti a light showed the performers unbound in their chairs, to which afterwards they were again tied up by "an unknown force 1" When we say that half the eminent persons in the room professed themselves thoroughly assured that other than ordinary agencies had been at work, it will be supposed, and rightly, that the tricks were cleverly played. The whole affair, however, is too gross and preposterous to stand a moment's reflection. On y admit that one of the two me- diums so contrives, when being tied that he can free his hands, and all else is perfectly simple. The whole proceed ing is not half so difficult to comprehend as some of the pro fessional conj urors' tricks, and it might be thought we were wasting space in thus stepping beyond our province to de nounce the imposition; but when it is found that a Master of Arts more than hints that these adventurers belong to a quiet society, " the silent heralds of a social revolution, which must shake the world I" and we know the extent of the "colossal self-dee it," which permits itself to he made stronger by such exhibittions—it becomes the duty of every man who can obtain a hearing to assist in exposing the inju rious imposture. By what curious shutting up of the reason intelligent men and women can bring themselves to believe that those cords were noisily pulled through the loops into wich they had been twisted, and were afterwards put round the per former, and tied clumsily to the table, without hands, it is difficult to say. Just reflect on one of their assertions, that unless a circle is formed by the spectators, if people in the dark can be so called, holding each other's hands. no thing can be done; and that if broken some one's head will be so too; and recollect that after all it is no circle at all, only a part of a circle, and it must surely suggest that this threat is merely to prevent detection. It the writer, when his own hand WAS pinched by a hardish thick hand with very tangible nails, recognised with tolerable certainty as that of one of the mediums, had sprung out and seized hold of the arm beyond, he woull probably have received a blow on the head with a handbell or guitar, but the trick would have been made obvious to those who were willing to be convinced. The entertainment closed by the table rapping out the word " Retire," much as they say " Farewell" in coloured fires at the close of a pyrotechnic exhibition; but the slovenly manner in which this was done by the opera tor showed in what contempt he held the common sense of his audience —running rapidly on with the alphabet when the letter sought was at the end of it, and pausing when he came to the letter itself, so that it positively did not need the raps, which were once or twice in the wrong place, to make out the word that was desired. These practitioners were chased out of Canada, according to a most circumstan tial statement in Toronto papers ; one of them, it is asserted, was formerly in the employment of the Wizard of the North; and the whole affair will doubtless be blown in England presently ; but in the meanwhile they are aiding an evil delusion which is much more widely spread than some be tieve, and will walk off sneeringly rejoiceful with pockets lull of John Bull's guineas. Naval and Military Intelligence. On Wednesday evening a wicker basket, containing a quantity of cotton waste, was discovered on fire in the fore part of her Majesty's-screw corvette Niger, nuw rigged and ready for commission in basin at Woolwich. It appears that a numb3r of the factory men had been employed dur ing the day in a wooden shed erected for their accommo dation in one of the coal bunkers, where they had used a lighted candle. The candle had most probably ignited the waste used for wiping oil and other cleansing pur poses, and which, when the fire was discovered, was together with the basket partly consumed. It is customary for a police sergeant and constable, accompanied by an in spector of shipwrights, to make a tour of the yard and to inspect every ship in the fitting basins and docks, as well as each shed and workshop, subject to fire, soon after the men cease work at night. On making their usual rounds shortly after the men had left at night, the discovery was fortu nately made, and little exertion was consequently required to extinguish it, beyond a slight application of the fire hose, ready at hand. The Niger, it may be added, has recently undergone a thorough overhaul and repair, at a cost of upwards of £lO,OOO, The .chole of Major Reilly's B battery of Horse Artillery have arrived at Woolwich, from Aldershot, consisting of six officers and 180 non-commissioned officers and men. A special notification, independently of that published a few drys ago from the Horse Guards, was yesterday received by Gen. Warde, C. 8., Commandant at Woolwich, from the Earl de Grey and Ripon, Secretary of State forWar,warmly thanking the officers and men of the garrison on behalf of the Government for their gallant exertions at Erith, and commending the unexampled readiness and energy with which they set themselves to the task of preventing the threatened inundation of the country. The notification was yesterday circulated throughout the garrison, and gave great satisfaction. Major-Gen. Warde having closed his outdoor drill session at Woolwich the usual permissions for leave of absence were yesterday made known, and will be extended to March 15, 1865. The Explosion at Erith and the Insurance Companies. VESTRY MEETING AT ERITH, Yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock a numerously-attended vestry meeting of the ratepayers of Erith, convened by the churchwardens, was had for the purpose of considering what steps should be taken for the speedy restoration of the parish church, which was severely damaged by the gun• powder explosion, which took place on Saturday, the lei The meeting assembled in the first instance in the vestry room of the parish church, but the discomfort arising from broken windows, &c., was such that it was found impossible to proceed with the business, and it was resolved to adjourn to the National Schoolroom. _ The chair was occupied by the Rev. Archdeacon Smith the vicar, who stated that the vestry had been convened to ascertain the best course to be adopted with reference to the damages inflicted upon the church by the late fearful catas trophe. As they were all aware, the ancient edifice was now so dilapidated that it would be impossible to open it again for divine service until a considerable sum had been expended for repairs. The buildieg was insured, but it appeared that the insurance companies generally had repu diated any claim for damages caused by the explosion. Mr Churchwarden PARISH produced the policy of insur ance with the London Insurance Corporation, and stated that, in reply to a claim, the company had flatly denied its liability for any damage caused by the explosion. Several individuals had made claims upon the company with a similar result. On the policy being reed, several ratepapers expressed opinions that by the terms of the document the company was clearly responsible. Dr BROWNE said he was not so certain upon this point, It was true that the remote cause of the catastrophe was fire, but the immediate cause was explosion. If they went into a court of law it was probable that the issue would be deter mined by the immediate cause. At the same time, there was no special exemption in the policy which would do away with the liability of the company. Mr PARISH said he understood that the opinions of coun sel had been obtained by various companies, and those opinions were in favour of non-liability. • After some conversation it was resolved, on the motion of Mr Read, that a deputation, consisting of the vicar and churchwardens, do wait upon the directors of the company to represent the case, and obtain a final reply. Dr. BROWNE observed he thought it was advisable that an interview should be had with Mr Hall, the proprietor of the magazine which exploded, as he would probably be in clined to render assistance should it be found impossible to obtain satisfaction from the insurance company. A Ratepayer considered it would be the wisest plan to let that matter remain until the termination of the coroner's inquest and the verdict of the jury was known. It appeared that a letter had been found, and which was sworn to be in the handwriting of Rayner, the manager of the magazine, which complained that the barrels containing gunpowder were not properly made. If it should turn out as a result of the full investigation, which would doubtless be made, that any culpable neglect existed on the part of the proprietors of the works that would put a different aspect upon the matter. Mr. BUTLER thought it would be advisable to see Mr Hall, who might render assistance voluntarily, but it would be unwise to raise the question of responsibility with that gentleman at present. In reply to Mr Bartridge, it was stated that the repairs of the church would amount to upwards of £l5O. After some discussion it was resolved that the vicar and churchwardens be requested to confer with Mr Hall on the subject. A conversation then took place with reference to the necessary discontinuance of divine service at the parish church. The Rev. CHAIRMAN observed that a great difficulty existed in obtaining a proper place for public worship ; but he would arrange that the schoolroom should be fitted up, so that at least one service should be hid on the Sabbath.i The vestry then adjourned, _ :~~